[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 597 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 597

   Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to require the 
Committee on Rules to conduct its meetings and hearings in the Hall of 
                   the House, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 26, 2009

Mr. King of Iowa submitted the following resolution; which was referred 
                       to the Committee on Rules

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                               RESOLUTION


 
   Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to require the 
Committee on Rules to conduct its meetings and hearings in the Hall of 
                   the House, and for other purposes.

    Resolved, That rule IV of the Rules of the House of Representatives 
is amended by adding at the end the following new clause:
    ``8. Notwithstanding any other provision of this rule, the 
Committee on Rules shall conduct all of its meetings and hearings in 
the Hall of the House. All such meetings and hearings shall be open to 
the public and to coverage by audio and visual means unless disclosure 
of matters to be considered would endanger national security, would 
compromise sensitive law enforcement information, or otherwise would 
violate a law or rule of the House.''.
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